How to apply for Public Health Pest Control in Dubai?
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This service enables you to obtain comprehensive control services of public health pests, or disease-transmitting pests (flies, mosquitoes and rodents) or poisonous pests (scorpions, snakes, bees and wasps).
How to apply for Public Health Pest Control in Dubai?
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Apply for the service through the available channels.
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Receive Dubai Municipality's reply by phone designating the application number and the pest control appointment date.
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Meet Dubai Municipality's employee at the designated location for the pest control works.
Time Required
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24 hours for poisonous pests
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4 working days for other types of pests.
Documents Required
- No documents required .
Fees Required
- This service is free
Terms and Conditions
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The Public Health Pest Control Section is committed to the highest safety standards when using pesticides, selecting the most effective and least harmful ones in order to preserve public health and ensure the safety of the environment, the community and the pest control operators.
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Misuse of pesticides by companies or individuals is harmful to human health and safety.
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The Public Health Pest Control Section offers the following services:
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Combating disease-carrying public health pests and toxic pests for citizens and residents, and toxic pests only for schools and government departments.
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Comprehensive pest control services (for citizens only).
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Dubai residents can obtain pest control services by calling one of the pest control companies authorized by the Public Health Pest Control Section.
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Public health pest notifications are considered an emergency in the following cases:
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Poisonous pests' notifications, such as: snakes, scorpions, spiders (red spider, black widow spider)
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Notifications received from the properties of their Highnesses and Sheikhs
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Notifications received from VIPs.
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A second notification may be filed 15 days after the first one, if the infestation persisted.
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This service is not offered in Jebel Ali Free Zone, as it is considered a free industrial and investment area under the management of Dubai Ports Authority and the Free Zone Authority, which owns a pest control specialised company, Emdad.
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FAQs
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Dubai Municipality queries and its answers
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Bed bugs enter homes through: Infested used furniture. Clothes from the laundry that have come into contact with infested clothing. Poultry shops. Some animals like pigeons. Infested gatherings and crowded areas. Preventive methods: Ensure that the used furniture is free of bed bugs at the time of purchase. Ensure that clothes are free of bed bugs before collecting them from the laundry. Avoid infested gatherings and crowds. Control methods: Contact one of the pest control companies authorized by the Public Health Pest Control Section in Dubai.
No. Mosquitos breed in stagnant waters.
There are 3 main types of cockroaches: German cockroaches found in kitchens and bathrooms. American cockroaches that live in the sewage system. Brown banded cockroaches found in bedrooms and living rooms.
Termites are not considered public health pests, but rather pests with an economic impact that destroy personal property. Affected people bear the costs of termites' pest control, by contacting one of the authorized termite control companies.